WYNYARD engineering company Nortech has established a new business to drill deep into the oil and gas market.

Nortech Oil and Gas will focus on the successful delivery of brownfield process and utility projects in Aberdeen and internationally.

The company’s expansion follows a multi-million pound contract win with EnQuest in July.

Nortech is now working with EnQuest on a number of process simplification projects to extend the operating life of the Thistle Alpha platform, which is located 325 north of Aberdeen, by a further 15 years.

An additional 36 new members of staff have been appointed and 3000sq feet of office space acquired at the prestigious Wynyard Park development to bolster the services offered to the buoyant offshore market.

Two high-profile appointments have also been made to the new company at director level. William O’Neil has been appointed to the role of Director Oil & Gas following a solid 30-year record in senior project management roles for leading engineering companies based mainly out of Aberdeen. Newly appointed business development and delivery manager Peter Doherty has a strong background in project delivery in the industry, having managed a variety of projects with values in excess of £50m.

Bryan Bunn, Managing Director at Nortech Solutions, commented: “Nortech Group is going from strength to strength, and I am delighted to be able to announce the establishment of the new company, which will service a growing list of clients.”

He added: “It’s the perfect time for the North-east to seize the initiative in this growing sector, and to really put our region on the map as a place that’s ‘open for business,’ and that can leverage success.”

Nortech Group has gone from strength to strength after being established by Mr Bunn.

It now employs more than 60 staff, serves the process, offshore, onshore oil & gas, steel and iron industries.